IHBC calls for Vice President nominees: ‘Statements’ expressing interest, ability and vision due by 24/09

Posted on 12/09/2025 by IHBC

Nominees for any further posts of IHBC Vice President are asked to submit an ‘Statement’ by midnight on Wednesday 24 September to admin@ihbc.org.uk.

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IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: West Dean’s 10% discount on specialist Conservation courses for IHBC members (all categories

Posted on 12/09/2025 by IHBC

West Dean House by Charlesdrakew at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The IHBC is has agreed a 10% discount for all members on West Dean’s celebrated and specialist Conservation courses (see terms, conditions and code below).

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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £574K+ of weekly works: Museum seeks options appraisal etc., to 12/09 and £54K.

Posted on 12/09/2025 by IHBC

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members regular ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick this week is a Museum’s call for a study, options appraisal etc., to 12/09 & £54K.

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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the (industry) doorstep’: Former carpark and shopping centre to be transformed into new homes ‘in a UK first’

Posted on 12/09/2025 by IHBC

image for illustration: Newcastle-under-Lyme: Midway multi-storey car park by Jonathan Hutchins, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Plans by social impact developer Capital & Centric to turn a former car park, shopping centre and derelict brownfield land in Newcastle-under-Lyme into pioneering urban neighbourhoods have been given the green light.

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£25.5m Energy Efficiency Scheme (EES) evaluation highlights many buildings required structural works before energy efficiency measures could be introduced

Posted on 12/09/2025 by IHBC

An evaluation of the government’s £25.5m Energy Efficiency Scheme (EES) concluded that many applicants’ buildings required structural works before energy efficiency measures could be introduced.

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New report calls for long-term placemaking to create vibrant communities

Posted on 12/09/2025 by IHBC

The ‘Place Building – Developing Homes & Communities’ report advocates a shift from short-term housing targets to long-term placemaking, as aligning policy incentives with on-the-ground innovation and community insight lets the built environment sector transition towards a true place-building approach.

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THA’s Heritage and Placemaking Survey and Call for Case Studies – they want to hear from you… by 17 October

Posted on 12/09/2025 by IHBC

The Heritage Alliance (THA) is planning to publish a report exploring how the heritage sector is helping to create vibrant, creative, thriving, and sustainable places for people to live, work, and enjoy, to feed into their upcoming Heritage Debate 2025.

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RICS calls for expressions of interest for pilot programmes of new professional pathways

Posted on 12/09/2025 by IHBC

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is calling for expressions of interest from professionals and employers for two new planned pathways to RICS membership

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RIBA: Boring facades can seriously damage your health

Posted on 12/09/2025 by IHBC

What do psychology and neuroscience tell us about what architects should promote or avoid in facade design, asks the RIBA, as Eleanor Young speaks to two experts.

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University of Greenwich and the University of Kent announce ‘trailblazing’ collaboration: New ‘super-university’

Posted on 12/09/2025 by IHBC

The University of Greenwich and the University of Kent have today, 10 September 2025, announced our intention to formally collaborate.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Open Culture on ‘A Meditative Tour of Fallingwater’

Posted on 12/09/2025 by IHBC

image for illustration: Falling Water by Frank Lloyd Wright photo by Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Open Culture has featured ‘A Meditative Tour of Fallingwater, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Architectural Masterpiece’ as described by Justin Gunther, the house museum’s director in a video piece.

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IHBC’s September ‘CPD Circular’: Accessible, cost-conscious learning, events & resources, with CPD Branch Partnerships, STBA/IHBC ‘Heritage Retrofit Methodology’ and much more

Posted on 09/09/2025 by IHBC

IHBC’s September CPD Circular lists accessible, cost-effective ‘Continuing Professional Development’ (CPD) opportunities, including priority IHBC CPD Branch Partnership events, CPD Provider and other network training, alongside our joint STBA/IHBC Autumn webinar series on Heritage Retrofit Methodology.

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IHBC calls for Vice President nominees: ‘Statements’ expressing interest, ability and vision due by 24/09

Posted on 09/09/2025 by IHBC

Nominees for any further posts of IHBC Vice President are asked to submit an ‘Statement’ by midnight on Wednesday 24 September to admin@ihbc.org.uk.

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IHBC’s online Council ‘Save the Date’ notice: Wednesday 8th October, 4.30pm, features ‘Heritage skills…’ with Nicola Duncan-Finn – all members invited (booking details to come)

Posted on 09/09/2025 by IHBC

IHBC’s next online Council, exclusive to all IHBC members, will take place on 8 October, chaired by IHBC President Rebecca Thompson and featuring CPD ‘Heritage skills and the CITB’s response’, by Nicola Duncan-Finn.

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IHBC’s 2025 Gus Astley Student Award for heritage work on UK courses: Closing date extended to 30/09 – Win £500 + free place at #IHBCNewcastle2026

Posted on 09/09/2025 by IHBC

The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award will now close on 3o September 2025, so if you have relevant coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, completed by 30 September 2024 OR 30 September 2025 – just submit it online and on time to have a chance to receive a cash prize at the IHBC’s Annual School in Newcastle in June 2026, on ‘Adaptive Re-use’.

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IHBC’s ‘Conservation in conversation’ signpost: ICON CEO sits with Dr Nicola Stacey, Director of Heritage of London Trust (HOLT)

Posted on 09/09/2025 by IHBC

Featured in the latest issue of ICON’s Iconnect Magazine, is the Institute of Conservation CEO Emma Jhita sitting down with Dr Nicola Stacey, Director of Heritage of London Trust (HOLT), for an insightful conversation.

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IHBC‘s ‘Research’ Signpost: Arts, Culture and Heritage – Recent Trends in UK Workforce and Engagement in England

Posted on 09/09/2025 by IHBC

The Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre has issued its Arts, Culture and Heritage: Recent Trends in UK Workforce and Engagement in England…’, and sees higher participation in areas with more people working in arts and culture.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Developer’s ‘heartbreak’ as Raven hotel in Droitwich Spa is gutted by fire

Posted on 09/09/2025 by IHBC

image for illustration: Raven Hotel, Droitwich by anya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A developer ‘heartbroken’ over an alleged arson attack on a historic former hotel, the Raven at Droitwich Spa has pledged to protect its heritage, reports the BBC News.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Glasgow’s Mackintosh Halls to be sold for the first time

Posted on 09/09/2025 by IHBC

image for illustration: Ruchill Church Hall, Glasgow by user:Dave souza, CC BY-SA 2.5 , via Wikimedia Commons

A rare set of buildings, the Mackintosh Halls, Glasgow, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh are to be sold for the first time.

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37 local heritage sites to benefit from £15M boost to breathe new life into communities across England

Posted on 09/09/2025 by IHBC

image for illustration: Hot rooms of the Turkish Baths, Swindon by Ishpoloni, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Heritage buildings are set to benefit from £15 million of funding as part of the government’s ongoing commitment to ensure our heritage is fit for the future.

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40,000 people to get skills in new Technical Excellence Colleges, using ‘hub and spoke’ model

Posted on 09/09/2025 by IHBC

Tens of thousands of future construction workers to be trained up in high-demand construction skills by 2029, delivering growth and helping build new homes, Government UK has announced, operating on a ‘hub and spoke’ model.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Canada is losing its churches… can communities afford to let that happen?

Posted on 09/09/2025 by IHBC

image for illustration: Gower Street Church, St Johns, Newfoundland by Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

From housing to disaster relief, faith spaces have long filled civic gaps. A new report calls them essential public assets, reports Broadview.

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Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ reaches across disciplines, levels & sectors, & boasts a ‘first time’ confirmation of IHBC’s pan-sector locus: no ‘conservation’-titled job this round!

Posted on 05/09/2025 by IHBC

To connect employers’ needs and practitioners’ skills, the IHBC updates NewsBlog readers on the wide-ranging opportunities on our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, so sign up for free alerts, and tell your boss or team how our targeted subsidies for adverts, outlined below, helps them too!

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IHBC calls for Vice President nominees: ‘Statements’ expressing interest, ability and vision due by 24/09

Posted on 05/09/2025 by IHBC

Nominees for any further posts of IHBC Vice President are asked to submit an ‘Statement’ by midnight on Wednesday 24 September to admin@ihbc.org.uk.

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IHBC’s online Council ‘Save the Date’ notice: Wednesday 8th October, 4.30pm, features ‘Heritage skills…’ with Nicola Duncan-Finn – all members invited (booking details to come)

Posted on 05/09/2025 by IHBC

IHBC’s next online Council, exclusive to all IHBC members, will take place on 8 October, chaired by IHBC President Rebecca Thompson and featuring CPD ‘Heritage skills and the CITB’s response’, by Nicola Duncan-Finn.

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